What Happened on my Birthday April 28

Today is April 28, the 118th day. There are 247 days left in the year.
Did you ever wonder what happened on your birthday April 28? What famous person was born on your birthday, what historical event took place on the day you were born, or what special celebrations took place during your birth month? This blog offers information about historical happenings and famous birthdays

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What Happened Birthday April 28





Today's Highlight in History





On April 28, 1789, there was a mutiny on HMS Bounty as the crew of the British ship set Capt. William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. (Bligh and most of the men with him managed to reach Timor in 47 days.)




What Happened on my Birthday April 28 in US


1758, the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, see picture above, was born in Westmoreland County, Va.
1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1952, war with Japan officially ended as a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before took effect.
1958, the United States conducted the first of 35 nuclear test explosions in the Pacific Proving Ground as part of Operation Hardtack I. Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, began a goodwill tour of Latin America that was marred by hostile mobs in Lima, Peru, and Caracas, Venezuela.
1967, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army, the same day Gen. William C. Westmoreland told Congress the U.S. "would prevail in Vietnam."
1988, a flight attendant was killed and more than 60 people injured when part of the roof of an Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 tore off during a flight from Hilo to Honolulu.
2008 The first tax rebates were direct-deposited into bank accounts from a $168 billion stimulus package. In a defiant appearance at the National Press Club in Washington, Democrat Barack Obama's longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, said criticism surrounding his fiery sermons was an attack on black churches, and he rejected those who'd labelled him unpatriotic


What Happened on my Birthday April 28 in UK and Other History

1770 Capt James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia
1918, Gavrilo Princip, the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the archduke's wife, Sophie, died in prison of tuberculosis.
1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
1969, French President Charles de Gaulle resigned. (He was succeeded by Georges Pompidou.)
1996, a man armed with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire on tourists on the Australian island of Tasmania, killing 35 people; Martin Bryant was captured by police after a 12-hour standoff at a guest cottage. (Bryant is serving a life sentence.)
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Famous Birthdays

1442 King Edward IV
Harper Lee, Author is 83.
James A. Baker III, Former Secretary of State is 79.
1948 Terry Pratchitt, English author
1950 Jay Leno, TV Presenter
1958 Hal Sutton, Golfer
1966 John Daly, Golfer
1970 Howard Donald, Member of Take That



Birthday Poems for those born on April 28

It's your's and John Daly's birthday
That's a coincidence, I find
He's talented and rich
And you're not....arhhhh...never mind
..........I love you, anyway

You share a birthday with Howard Donald
A very famous name
He's very slim and earns fat cheques (checks)
And you're sort of...close to being the same



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Today in History April 28

This ‘Today in History April 28’ blog entry is copyright of Jon Bratton 2009